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SwailLandis Swail Landis is a leading provider of solutions for student success in higher education.

Our professionals have worked with hundreds of institutions over the years to improve student attainment and overall efficiencies in a competitive and global environment. Our Principals, Watson Scott Swail and Kimberly Landis, have collectively worked for over 40 years with colleges, universities, school districts and schools, and local, state, and federal governments. Dr. Swail is internationally recognized for his work in student retention and created the Swail Geometric Framework for Student Retention, featured in the 2003 Jossey-Bass book “Retaining Minority Students in Higher Education.” Swail Landis works seamlessly with clients to help determine and meet short, medium, and long-range goals toward student success. We believe in a student-centric system where all aspects of the institution focus on the ability of campus professionals to focus on student success as the ultimate outcome of higher education.

How does the US and Canada compare to the world in terms of adult literacy? Read today's EPIGraph.
12/08/2025

How does the US and Canada compare to the world in terms of adult literacy? Read today's EPIGraph.

Exhibit 1. Mean literacy proficiency score among adults ages 16−65, by country (2023). SOURCE: 2023 Survey of Adult Skills, OECD.

College students often run into financial issues. See this week's EPIGraph to learn more about who runs out of cash duri...
12/02/2025

College students often run into financial issues. See this week's EPIGraph to learn more about who runs out of cash during the year.

Exhibit 1. Percent of Students Who Run Out of Money During the Year (2022). SOURCE: Fletcher, C., Cornett, A., Webster, J., and Ashton, B. (2023). Student Financial Wellness Survey report: Fall 202…

Math matters. Why is it still a barrier for educational equity, access, and attainment?
11/19/2025

Math matters. Why is it still a barrier for educational equity, access, and attainment?

by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scientist There is an interesting article on the Washington Post website dated yesterday (November 18, 2025) about how race is aligned with who gets to take algebra in middle school.

Hey all. Check out the November edition of EPICenter, our indepth, monthly data publication. Catch the trends for the pa...
11/17/2025

Hey all. Check out the November edition of EPICenter, our indepth, monthly data publication. Catch the trends for the past 300+ years with some history thrown in for fun.

https://educationalpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2511-November-Higher-Ed-Growth.pdf

Each week we send out our EPIGraph to readers for free. Please click the link below to subscribe to our mailings. You wi...
10/23/2025

Each week we send out our EPIGraph to readers for free. Please click the link below to subscribe to our mailings. You will also receive our occasional Swail Letter and our monthly EPICenter, which goes indepth into specific issues impacting higher education.

 

Read the latest Swail Letter.
10/16/2025

Read the latest Swail Letter.

by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scientist The United States, the world, and higher education are in particular turmoil these days.

This week's EPIGraph looks at the ROI of education for recent grads aged 25 to 34, based on their level of education. Ta...
10/14/2025

This week's EPIGraph looks at the ROI of education for recent grads aged 25 to 34, based on their level of education. Take a look!

October 13, 2025 Median annual earnings of full-time year-round workers 25-to-34 years old by educational attainment (1995 to 2020) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Popul…

From our partner, Educational Policy Institute.
11/30/2021

From our partner, Educational Policy Institute.

by Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scientist Yesterday, a jury in Pennsylvania found a former dean of the Temple University School of Business guilty on fraud related t…

04/09/2020

By Dr. Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Now that higher education has hit the pause button for a few months, it is prudent to consider what the “new” higher education will look like when it returns for a second run this fall.

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